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The SONY MZNH900 Portable Hi-MD USB PC linkup minidisc recorder
 

The SONY MZ-NH900 Portable Hi-MD USB PC linkup minidisc recorder

 

The SONY MZ-NH900 Portable Hi-MD USB PC linkup minidisc recorder

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The Sony  MZNH900 minidisc recorder uses a totally new type of minidisc (Hi-MD) as well as being able to record and play to older standard minidiscs at almost double the capacity 300MB's
The new discs have a capacity of 1GB

Sony MZ-NH900 Features
Plays and records on existing minidiscs
USB Cradle and charge stand
High Speed drive mechanism for fast PC>MD copying using USB (up to 100x real time or 9.8Mbps)
Can be used to store data and files from a PC
Large 3 line x 9 Character LCD Display
Backlit LCD Remote
MDLP playback
 Linear PCM Recording & Playback for CD quality sound
ATRAC3plus Playback at 132, 105, 66, 64, and 48kbps (Records from analogue at 64/256Kbps)
Upload recorded files from the mic input
G-PROTECTION Jog Proof
 Personal Disc Memory (Sound preset memory)
Nearly 8 hours of high quality recording time on HiMD discs
6 band 7 gradient variable equalizer with a range of -10dB - the 10dB
7 Step speed/pitch control (80-110%)
Sampling Rate Converter
Synchro-Recording Function
Name editing while playback and recording
One-Touch fast disc ejection
Digital Record Level
Automatic end search option
Auto time-mark ( 1 to 99 intervals)
Rehearsal mode adjusts the position of a track mark

Optional Products
Sony HMD1G 1GB Blank Hi-MD Discs



Microphones
 for the MZNH900


Sony MDS-EX71SL
Earphones


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Specifications for the MZNH900 Minidisc Recorder
Hi-MD Approx Battery Life (With Ni-MH Battery only) Playback (Hi-MD PCM) 5 Hours 
Playback (Hi-MD Hi-SP) 8 Hours 
Playback (Hi-MD Hi-LP) 10 Hours 
Recording (Hi-MD PCM) 4 Hours 
Recording (Hi-MD Hi-SP) 5 Hours 
Recording (Hi-MD Hi-LP) 6 Hours 
Normal MD Approx Battery Life (With Ni-MH Battery only) Playback (SP) 9 Hours 
Playback (MDLP2) 10 Hours 
Playback (MDLP4) 12 Hours 
Recording (SP) 5 Hours 
Recording (MDLP2) 7 Hours 
Recording (MDLP4) 7 Hours 
Hi-MD Approx Battery Life (With AA Battery only) Playback (Hi-MD PCM) 10 Hours 
Playback (Hi-MD Hi-SP) 18 Hours 
Playback (Hi-MD Hi-LP) 23 Hours 
Recording (Hi-MD PCM) 3 Hours 
Recording (Hi-MD Hi-SP) 5 Hours 
Recording (Hi-MD Hi-LP) 5 Hours 
Normal MD Approx Battery Life (With AA Battery only) Playback (SP) 15 Hours 
Playback (MDLP2) 26 Hours 
Playback (MDLP4) 33 Hours 
Recording (SP) 7 Hours 
Recording (MDLP2) 10 Hours 
Recording (MDLP4) 11 Hours 
Hi-MD Approx Battery Life (With Both Batteries) Playback (Hi-MD PCM) 27 Hours 
Playback (Hi-MD Hi-SP) 32 Hours 
Playback (Hi-MD Hi-LP) 37 Hours 
Recording (Hi-MD PCM) 12 Hours 
Recording (Hi-MD Hi-SP) 15 Hours 
Recording (Hi-MD Hi-LP) 17 Hours 
Normal MD Approx Battery Life (With Both Batteries) Playback (SP) 18 Hours 
Playback (MDLP2) 22 Hours 
Playback (MDLP4) 25 Hours 
Recording (SP) 7 Hours 
Recording (MDLP2) 8 Hours 
Recording (MDLP4) 10 Hours 
Charge Time 100% 2.5 Hours (approx)
Channels Stereo two channels/monaural one channel
Sampling rate 44.1kHz
Audio compression method (Recording) PCM
ATRAC3Plus
Audio compression method (Playback) PCM
ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding)
ATRAC3:LP2 stereo and LP4 stereo
ATRAC3Plus
Frequency Range 20-20,000Hz ±3dB
Wow & Flutter Below measurement limit
Inputs Microphone: stereo mini-jack
Line in: stereo mini-jack
Optical (digital) in: mini-jack
Outputs Headphone: stereo mini-jack
Line out: stereo mini-jack
Headphone and line out is combined
Headphone output level 3mW+3mW 16 Ohms


Dimensions
Width: 81.3mm
Height: 21.2mm
Depth: 77.8mm		  
Weight 110g recorder only
133g Inc Ni-Mh Battery
Supplied Accessories with the MZ-NH900
 AC power adapter/charger
Headphones with a remote control
Soft Carry Case
Ni-MH rechargeable battery
USB Cradle/Recharge Stand
USB cable (1.5m)
Sonic Stage V2 CD-ROM
1 Hi-MD 1GB Disc
System Requirements IBM PC/AT or Compatible (The Software will not run on an Apple Mac)
Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2004 / Windows XP Media Centre Edition/
Windows XP Pro / Home Edition/Windows 2000 / Windows ME / Windows 98SE
CPU: Pentium 400Mhz (PIII 450Mhz or above is recommended)
RAM:64MB or more (128MB is recommended)
HDD:1.5GB or more of free space
USB 1.1 (USB2 High Speed is recommended)
CD-ROM Drive
Soundcard
800x600 display or better (1024x768 is recommended)